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Thanks Claudio!

Five years looks like an increasingly long time in football.

If an elite player sees out his contract these days, it feels like a rarity.

So as West Brom mark half a decade of Claudio Yacob’s time at the club, the ‘bite yer legs’ midfielder must be recognised for his service during a time which has seen the club truly establish itself in the top flight.

Yacob arrived on a free from Sporting Club in 2012 and was an unknown quantity to many in the Black Country.

Brought in to fill the shoes of the departing Paul Scharner, he quickly established himself as both an irreplaceable cog in the side and a fan favourite for his cheeky character.

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Sissoko didn’t enjoy as successful a debut season at Tottenham as he’d have liked following a £30m move from Newcastle last summer, and there have been suggestions that he could depart White Hart Lane ahead of the 2017-18 campaign.

But Pochettino dismissed the idea that he could sell the French international, valued at around £20m, and explained that he has not joined the rest of the squad on their pre-season tour of the States because of a virus.